Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  Carina Nebula  ·  NGC 3372  ·  eta Car Nebula
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Carina Nebula, Israel Barbosa de Brito
Carina Nebula
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Carina Nebula

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Carina Nebula

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The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula (catalogued as NGC 3372) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, and it is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm. The nebula is approximately 8,500 light-years from Earth.

The nebula is one of the largest diffuse nebulae in our skies. Although it is four times as large as and even brighter than the famous Orion Nebula, the Carina Nebula is much less well known due to its location in the southern sky. It was discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752 from the Cape of Good Hope.

Source: Wikipedia.

The images were captured in 2021, in Alto Paraiso, Goias, Brazil.

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18 lights 180s, ISO 800, total integration time: 54 min. Camera Temperature 16 - 22 ºC. No calibration frames applied.

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Carina Nebula, Israel Barbosa de Brito